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La Granadella
Municipality
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View of La Granadella, Catalonia.
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Coat of arms of La Granadella
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La Granadella is located in Catalonia
La Granadella
La Granadella
Location in Catalonia
Autonomous Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Les Garrigues
Area
 • Total 88.7 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
Population
 • Total KIDDLE_IB
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
25101
Calling code +34 (Spain)

La Granadella (pronounced: [lə ɣɾənəˈðeʎə]) is a Spanish town (municipi) in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is situated in the county of Garrigues, in the province of Lleida.

Description

The municipality covers an area of 89 km² (34 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 715. As of 2006, it is twinned with the town of Pézilla-la-Rivière in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France.

Its principal economic activity is agriculture, especially in growing olives, almonds and cereals. It secondary economic activity is processing these crops, especially in making olive oil.

It contains a primary school and a small secondary school.

Its baroque 18th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary of Grace.

See also

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